Cold semi-arid
Calimesa, California
Riverside County, California · Population 11k · 2,402 ft elevation
Living in Calimesa
Calimesa has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Calimesa is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,600 ft around town.
Calimesa at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 2,402 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,931 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $423k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,852/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 237 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,763 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 25%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,627 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 38°F | 2.8″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 44°F | 0.9″ | — | 349 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 42°F | 0.9″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 37°F | 2.0″ | — | 244 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology